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Sallie Mae · 1 week ago

Vice President, Product, Design, & Delivery

Newark, DE

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

15+ years exp

Sallie Mae is dedicated to empowering students throughout their educational journey. The Vice President for Product, Design, and Delivery will oversee the profit and loss responsibilities of the Private Student Lending business, leading product management, development, and design teams to drive growth and enhance client experiences.

Financial ServicesHigher Education

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Serve as the Profit & Loss steward for our lending business across an array of products serving undergraduate, graduate, and professional development education financing

Direct day-2-day business management across Product, Client Experience, Marketing, Operations, Technologies, Legal, Risk, Controls, Compliance, and Finance

Own Product Development & Delivery across Private Student Lending and Retail Deposits serving as the leader of our Agile Product Teams, Program / Initiative Management, and Quality Assurance / UAT

Lead Design teams deployed across our website, partner and marketing collateral, application, servicing and the call center agent experiences

Prepare & deliver Business Performance updates across multiple senior forums across the organization

Maintain a strong Controls environment with oversight of exceptions monitoring and ensuring accuracy in pricing and disclosure management in addition to serving as the business lead for Audit and Regulatory inquiries

Hire, coach, mentor, and development junior talent on the team and across the organization

Maintain awareness around industry and competitive trends in order to formulate prudent actions for Sallie Mae

Qualification

Product ManagementFinancial Services ExperienceAgile Product EnvironmentBusiness TransformationData-Driven Decision MakingCompliance ManagementDynamic People LeadershipIntellectual CuriosityAttention to DetailRelationship Building

Required

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field

15+ years of experience in Financial Services with a proven track record of leading product teams and driving business transformation

Proven experience setting business & product direction, go-to-market strategy, and design with data-driven decisions within an Agile Product environment

Superior business and financial acumen with the ability to think end-2-end across multiple functional areas including Product, Marketing, Risk, Operations, Technologies, and Finance

Dynamic people leader, able to guide, develop, and motivate a broad audience of direct and indirect reports

Experience in managing business controls and ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal policy requirements

Ability to form and influence relationships across a matrix organization to gain buy in and drive forward towards an aligned direction

Intellectual curiosity with the ability to learn fast and drive results in the right way

Ability to operate independently and work with a sense of urgency

Strong attention to detail but can also elevate up and see the big picture

Preferred

MBA or Master's degree candidates preferred

Benefits

Competitive base salaries

Bonus incentives

Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed

Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more

Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance

Flexible hybrid working arrangements.

Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs

Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)

Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives

Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs

Career development and training opportunities

Company

Sallie Mae

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Sallie Mae is an American corporation that originates, services, and collects student loans.

Founded in 1972

Newark, Delaware, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.salliemae.com

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